The Ansible Hosts File or Inventory file tells Ansible about the hosts that it can connect to. For Ansible to automate a Linux Server, Network device or Cloud server it has to exist within the inventory (also known as the Ansible hosts file) and saved in either YAML or INI format. The file can also […]
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NetYCE – Multi Vendor Network Automation
NetYCE NetYCE is a network orchestration framework specifically developed for network engineers to build their own network automation solutions in no time without coding. The framework is an ideal alternative to Ansible and Python if you prefer using your network engineering skills to build network automation use-cases over learning programming skills. At the same time, […]
What does a Network Automation Engineer do?
A new job role which has recently started to appear in job searches is a Network Automation Engineer. The big question I get asked all the time is “What does a Network Automation Engineer do?” Network automation engineers are just performing the same tasks that network engineers do every day but using tools like Ansible, […]
How to Focus
In this ever advancing world of technology there has never been a better time to be able to get things done from anywhere in the world, but there have also never been so many distractions stopping you getting things done. With the constant connectivity to the internet, facebook, twitter, etc etc we are now absorbing […]
Best Way to Learn Python
Do you want to find the best way to learn Python as a non programmer? If you are searching for how to learn Python coding on the internet you will be overwhelmed with the amount of information. On Udemy alone there are over 10,000 courses teaching Python programming, so where do you start? The best […]
Cisco Stealthwatch Installation and Setup
In this post I am going to be walking through the installation and setup of Cisco Stealthwatch. I will be doing this with virtual machines on VMWare. I will be installing the StealthWatch Management Console (SMC) and one FlowCollector FC Stealthwatch Management Console Installation & Sizing I will be referring to the Stealthwatch Management Console […]
